package org.apache.maven.tools.plugin.generator;

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import org.apache.maven.tools.plugin.PluginToolsRequest;

import java.io.File;

/**
 * Generate something, for instance a plugin report, from a plugin descriptor.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:jason@maven.org">Jason van Zyl </a>
 */
public interface Generator
{

    /**
     * Execute the generation for a given plugin descriptor.
     *
     * @param destinationDirectory required
     * @param request required
     * @throws GeneratorException if any
     * 
     * @since 2.5
     */
    void execute( File destinationDirectory, PluginToolsRequest request )
        throws GeneratorException;
}